Oct 9, 2024
It was
the best Batman game in arcades. It may have been the best baseball
game in the arcades. It wasn’t the best Ninja game in arcades but
two out of three ain’t bad. For the first episode of our Listeners’
Choice (part 5) miniseries (and our 5th year anniversary episode)
we’re going to discuss the most known unknown game out there -
Irem’s Ninja Baseball Bat Man.
How did this intoxicating combination of words come to be (and why
is it so irresistible to say out loud)? Which of Mr. SNK’s kids had
the best rebrand of Ninja Baseball Bat Man? Does an alligator lose
its tail? How was Past Blaster’s trip to Japan?
We answer this episode’s listener questions: which games had the
biggest crowds when we were growing up, and what arcade game did we
discover for the first time through M.A.M.E.? Want your questions
answered in a future episode? You can join the Podouken Discord by
following this link and ask away: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz
News! The listener questions segments are now available on
our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716
Thanks to Kevin (aka Bull on the Podouken Discord) for the
Listeners’ Choice game nomination!